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In his debut for the Santa Monica Crossroads' eighth-grade basketball team, LeBron James Jr. looked a bit like his father. As if switching his jersey number to 23 wasn't enough, Bronny threw down a dunk for two of his 27 points in his squad's win over Culver City Middle School on Monday with his dad in attendance. Bronny had been wearing No. 0 while playing AAU because of his fondness of Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. Continue to Article

December 05, 2018 11:17:am EST

First, it was Magic Johnson on SiriusXM NBA radio last week, saying the team went out and got a lot of playmakers this offseason to go around LeBron James so everything didn’t have to run through him. Then on Monday night at a Lakers’ All-Access event, Kobe Bryant — a player more than happy to take over games when he felt it was the best way to win, which was a lot — offered a similar criticism, although more nuanced. “At the beginning of the season, you saw a collection of individual talent trying to figure out what they can do and where they can do it on the floor,” Bryant said. Continue to Article

December 05, 2018 11:16:am EST

LeBron James has no qualms with Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant expressing their fears over his usage, even if the Los Angeles Lakers star is happy to take on the bulk of the workload. The Lakers are trying to manage the 33-year-old's time on court with a view to keeping their off-season recruit fresh. James insists he sees where both Johnson and Bryant are coming from as the Lakers try to develop the likes of Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma around him. Continue to Article

December 05, 2018 7:13:am EST